Richard Cobbe wrote: > On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 11:09:34AM -0400, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >> Christian Ebert wrote: >> >>> * Richard Cobbe on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 10:32:21 -0400 >>> >>> >>>> Fink 0.29.1, tracking unstable source (rsync) >>>> Mac OSX 10.5.6 Intel with all updates >>>> XQuartz 2.3.2 >>>> >>>> I tried a "fink selfupdate; fink update-all" this morning, and it's failing >>>> with a circular dependencies error. For the first few times this happened, >>>> I've been able to get it to go a little bit farther by running debfoster >>>> (which removes build-deps) and retrying the update-all, but I seem to have >>>> hit a fixed point on this. >>>> >>>> Here's the list of packages I'm trying to install, along with the list of >>>> dependencies that fink is pulling in: >>>> >>>> > > <SNIP> > > >>>> I'm not sure what other information will help folks debug this problem, but >>>> I was running the update session inside screen with logging turned on, so I >>>> can provide more detailed output if necessary. >>>> >>>> How can I get past this and finish the update? >>>> >>>> >>> I was in a similar situation and solved it iirc by >>> >>> $ fink update gtk+2 >>> $ fink update glib2-shlibs >>> $ fink update-all >>> >>> c >>> >>> >> Pedagogical note: >> >> In general this kind of error is most liable to occur when a large >> dependency tree has shifted between what is currently on one's system >> and what is in the current Fink package descriptions. Generally the way >> around it is to get away from "update-all", and to try some single >> packages, as above. >> > > Good to know. Unfortunately, this didn't work here -- trying to update any > single package of the list of packages remaining to upgrade failed with a > circular dependency error message. > > I've also tried removing (recursively) all of the packages listed for > upgrade. Of all the packages removed by this, the only ones that I use > directly are evince, gimp2, gnucash2, and vim. After I did this, "fink > list -o" shows *no* packages in need of upgrade. > > When I try to install any of the 4 packages listed above, though, I get the > same circular dependency error message. So it looks like my fink > installation is well and truly wedged. :-( > > Oh well, I didn't need the update today anyway. Time to blow away /sw and > restore from Time Machine. Is this something that is likely to get fixed > in a subsequent "fink selfupdate", or do I just need to re-install all the > packages from scratch? > > Richard > Hard to say: did you try a selfupdate at any time after you got the circular dependency issue?
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